Velocity Measurements on the Electric Gun Developed at the TNO Prins Maurits Laboratory (Snelheidheidsmetingen aan de bij het Prins Maurits Laboratorium Ontwikkelde Electric Gun)

Abstract

During the period 1989-1991 at PML-TNO a Mega Ampere Pulser was developed. This instrument is capable of accelerating thin flat plastic plates to velocities ranging 1-10 km/s. Extensive research was conducted on the construction on of the Flyer Plate Assembly (FPA), the system that launches the flyer. The influence of different parameters on the flyer movement was examined by measuring velocity and flatness of the flyer. The confinement of the plasma after explosion, the construction techniques of the FPA and the method of measuring the velocity are the main causes for a disturbed flyer movement. Based on the experimental results, a new FPA is proposed for which a new velocity calibration is needed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA266801

Entities

People

  • M. P. Van Rooijen

Organizations

  • Prins Maurits Laboratorium TNO

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aluminum
  • Assembly
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Calibration
  • Classification
  • Construction
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electric Guns
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Fabry Perot Interferometers
  • Fibers
  • Guns
  • High Pressure
  • Measurement
  • Optical Fibers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Marine Propulsion Engineering and Naval Architecture
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.